1. Dry land and land temporarily or partially
covered by water, such as marshland, swamps, etc.; streams and canals under one-eighth statute
mile wide; lakes, reservoirs, ponds under 40 acres.
2. Permanent inland water surface, such as lakes,
reservoirs, ponds having an area of 40 acres or more; streams, sloughs, estuaries, canals
one-eighth statute mile or more in width; deeply indented embayments and sounds, other coastal
waters behind or sheltered by headlands or islands separated by less than 1 nautical mile of water, islands under 40 acres in area. Excludes areas of oceans, bays, sounds, etc. lying within U.S.
jurisdiction but not defined as inland water.